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April 28, 1964
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<br /> -NEW BUSINESS
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<br /> 64-88 - The following communi~atio$ from tho Chairman of the Recreation Advisory Board was read.;
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<br /> '~! sttac~.hereZo Portsmouth Chamber of Com~. erpe recommendation dated 09tober 4, 1963, regardJalg
<br />ares adj~en~ to ~arry Hunt Junior High School.
<br /> Mr~ March. il D. O~ens~is appointed by this Bozrd ~o head a committee and handle Eo conclusion
<br />this,matte~ making also ~ff~aal r~porI and reeomme~dat£on from this Board ~to City Council~
<br /> Mr, Owen~'~re~ommendafion has ~een approved b~ the Portsmouth Recreation. Advisory Board."
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<br /> "The Board of Directgrs of the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce approved th9 enclosed recommendation
<br />of the Chamber's Education Commit$ee, concerning' inadequate recreational facilities a~ Harry Hunt Junior High
<br />School, and directed.that, the recommendation be submit,ted to tko School Board, with copies to the City ~ouncil~-
<br />and Cit~ Planning Commission,
<br /> ~It~is requ~ste~i~ that t~is recommendation bD given careful considerstioD."
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<br /> ~he jei~i¥ C~mmit~ees ~f th~ Portsmouth=SchoQ1 Board and the Portsmouth-Recreation Advisory
<br />Boar~ met ~nday,~ Octobe~ 287~963, at the Harry Hunt Junior High School ~o comsider the recommendations of the
<br />Edue~a~on~C~mmi~ee,.of the ~Drts~pu~hC~smber of Commerce,~ on the inadequ~ ~ecrgatign facilities a~ the
<br />Harry HuntJtuqior High School.
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<br /> Af~e~an 'on-.the-spot inspection~ of the territory,~in question, it was the opinion oi the
<br />majority of the ~embers that the following items should be recommended:
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<br />: ~ I-n r~gard~te Pa~ o~ paragraph 3, page t-of recommsndations,:
<br /> ~ 'Moreover, ~the available open area is s~ situated as to render direc5
<br /> -'f-.~'ohse~vst~on from the ~hoo! i~pgssibie'. This ~o~dition i's ah. -
<br /> !mporE~n~ cause of th~ present undesirsbSe situation.'
<br /> It is the~op%nioh of the Committee that ~he property on the North si~? of~,~Queen Street
<br /> b~ween the~Stsd~um_snd ~orktown S~regt as[desqribgd in ~ppendi~ A,,.paragr~ph 4 of the
<br /> recommendation be acquired.
<br /> 2. That the vscan~ house No; 1829 on Glssgo~ Stree~ be acquired and the sEorage ~oom used by
<br /> the.~Rec~r~alion,Depa~tment: in th~ Northe~st,¢oyner of Buc~ Child~ Fipld be removed, This
<br /> area wo~ld be used for physical education and recreational use.
<br /> ~ '~31, Mr. ~John~ S.~ CampDetl, Jr'., Recreation Dimg~or~, has-drawn plans for the rearrangemen~ of
<br /> ~acili~kes'~f Buck'Chitds Field with the use of the a~ove acquired prgper~y being included
<br /> in these plans.
<br /> ~.. Th'at th~ ~oPe~y on the .~est side of Yorktown Avenue as described in ~pendix A, paragraphs
<br /> .~ and 3 ei t~e ~recoE~n~nda~ion be acquired a$~ hard surfaced Eo be used as s parking ~ot for
<br /> the T~acu~lty of .Harr~'~t Junior' High S~OQ1, and the pa~rons of Frank'D% Lawrence ~tadiumJ.
<br /> ~. ~hat the proper~y on the North si~9 of. H~gh Stree~ Qescri~ed in Appendix A. pprsg~aph 1 of
<br /> recommendations, will no~ be a~quired, as requested in petition presented, ~o the School Board
<br /> by:High Street m~rchan~s.
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<br /> ¥our~rempt ~¢tiom~a~d reply on the sbove recemmendatigns~ill be greatly appreciated,"
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<br /> Motion of Mr..Knigh~ ~o refer ~o s conference ~f the Council was adopted,'withouE d.iss.enting
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<br /> 6~-89~ ~The following communications from the.~Portsmoutk Eis~oric Foundation and from
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<br />Mrs Arnaa~c~innis were rea~:
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<br /> "The pl~anned'~and propospd develepmen~ of the ~City's wa~erfrlOn~ preper~y isa ver~' welcome and
<br />encouraging sign and cause for considerable interest.
<br /> Of~speci'~l~,interest-i~.Ehe~pLanned~Io~atiO~'of the Citizens Trust'Cg.-on £he property
<br />Crawford and Gl~sgo~ Streets. The proposed change in zoning will make possible an economic venLure which
<br />should have a grea5 impac~ upon the downtown area'.
<br /> Of even more in~eres~ ~o the Directors of the Portsmouth Historic Foundation is how these new
<br />developments will tie in with this organization's plans for the preservation~and restoration of the residential
<br />area of Old Town. -~
<br />The ~00 block ~f C'~w£ord Street. that block adjscen~ ~o the proposed Citizens Trust Co.
<br />building and be'tween that bui~%ding and the Federml Building, is a very impor~s~ one in the preservation plans
<br />of the Fou ation. The block' contains fi e n et enth-oentur¥ reside ;f considerable architectural
<br />merit whic~ form a complete blbck, thus making ~he hous~s'~a~l the' more valuable becaube o~ the concen~ion,
<br />One of these t~ouses 1~ being restored privateTy at ~resen~ and with a very careful attention ~o detail.
<br /> I{~S the FoUndation'~ hope that parties can be encouraged to complete the,restor?'tion of the
<br />other houses in this block in'~e nea~ fu~ure~
<br /> The pii0t'bibo~'~s~,ent~i %6 the overall planfor'preser~ation of Old TO~n~ When complete,
<br />it will stand ~s a wonderful ei~res~ ~of the City's :postilion ~ntrance and lnvl~t~on to the wonderfqi
<br />character of this section's ~es, zdentis% streets~< ~t shq~ld ~$~ve, te lure ~he W%lSl$Or Ihto tttis adjacent area
<br />where one of the c~ty's kreates~' as~ts, i~s architectural h~ritsge
<br />The Portsmouth Historic Fonndation Should t~ tQ go on record as ~pposing any~ex%eqsion of
<br />the preposedtch~ngein ze~ing" ~D i~,awould affect~ the retention_ of this, residential a~ea on, ,Craw~or~ Street,
<br /> "I was very much interested in She article in t~day'S V%rginian Pilot concern%ng ~e threat
<br />the bldck of*historic hou~ i~ ~he 40~ block of Crawf~r8~tk~e~t, I hope
<br />necessary re pre~erce t~is.sect~oa~.ef ~Olds~Por~s~oMth: .,!t. ~ill ~t~ ~le~d b,ea~ wibh'the pl~ned d~ve~op-
<br />ment around the waterfront. The combination of beautiful waterfron~ drive, marina, motel, apartment building,
<br />and park with the in~eres~i~g his¢oric buildings a~srby ~itl'make Po~{smodth a city ofgrea~ atiraction to the
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